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No hits, but UML won anyway, 1-0

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
04/22/2018 06:35:04 AM EDT

LOWELL -- For the second time in program history, UMass Lowell's baseball team was the victim of a no-hitter, but this time the River Hawks scored the only run of the contest to come away with an improbable win and earn a split of an America East doubleheader with Maine at LeLacheur Park.

Maine won the opening game, 9-4, in 10 innings. The River Hawks came back and won Game 2, 1-0, with out getting a hit.

Maine's John Arel struck out 11 batters in Game 2, but a wild pitch in the third inning was the difference. UMass Lowell's Ben Prada drew a leadoff walk in the third, stole second and third and scored what proved to be the winning run on Arel's wild pitch.

The Black Bears had runners on in every inning except the final two, including a two-on, no-out opportunity in the fifth. The threat was quickly erased with a strikeout, caught stealing double play and a leaping grab by Joey Castellanos at shortstop.

Andrew Ryan picked up his second consecutive week, while Luke Tomczyk earned his first save of the season for UMass Lowell (16-19, 7-7 AE).

Prada led UMass Lowell on the day with two hits, two runs and three stolen bases. In Game 1 Cam Climo of Billerica had 3 hits and 1 RBI.

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